Military procession bands played funeral marches of Chopin, Beethoven and Mendelssohn.

Thatcher, Britain's only female prime minister, died on April 8 at the age of 87 years.

The funeral, on Wednesday (April 17) will be a ceremonial one with military honours.

The body will be taken to St Mary's undercroft at the Palace of Westminster on Tuesday afternoon for members of parliament to pay their respects. The coffin will leave parliament by hearse, before being transferred to the gun carriage at the Church of Clement Danes on the Strand.